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Congressional Advocacy and Key Housing Committees Congressional Advocacy and Key Housing Committees By Elayne Weiss, Senior Policy Analyst, • The House of Representatives Committee on National Low Income Housing Coalition Ways and Means. obbying Congress is a direct way to advocate • The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, for the issues and programs that are and Urban Affairs. important to you. Members of Congress are • The Senate Committee on Appropriations. Laccountable to constituents of a certain region • The Senate Committee on Finance. and any individual or organization should be able to connect with their senators and representatives See below for details on these key committees through a fairly simple process. As a constituent, as of February 1, 2019. For all committees, you have the right to lobby the members who members are listed in order of seniority. Those represent you; as a housing advocate, you should who sit on key housing subcommittees are exercise this right. marked with an asterisk (*). CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL To find out the contact information for your SERVICES Member of Congress, visit NLIHC’s congressional See http://financialservices.house.gov. directory at http://capwiz.com/nlihc/dbq/officials, The House Committee on Financial Services or call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224- oversees all components of the nation’s housing 3121. and financial services sectors, including banking, insurance, real estate, public and MEETING WITH YOUR MEMBER OF assisted housing, and securities. The committee CONGRESS reviews laws and programs relating to HUD, Scheduling a meeting, crafting your agenda, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit developing the appropriate materials to take Insurance Corporation, government sponsored with you, determining your “ask” or “asks” ahead enterprises including Fannie Mae and Freddie of time, making sure your meeting does not veer Mac, and international development and finance away from the subject at hand, and following up agencies such as the World Bank and the afterward, are all crucial elements to holding International Monetary Fund. effective meetings with Members of Congress. The Committee also ensures the enforcement of For more tips on how to lobby effectively, refer to housing and consumer protection laws such the the lobbying section of this chapter. “U.S. Housing Act”, the “Truth in Lending Act”, the “Housing and Community Development Act”, KEY CONGRESSIONAL the “Fair Credit Reporting Act”, the “Real Estate COMMITTEES Settlement Procedures Act”, the “Community The following are key housing authorizing and Reinvestment Act”, and financial privacy laws. appropriating committees in Congress: The Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance • The House of Representatives Committee on oversees HUD and the Government National Financial Services. Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mac). The Subcommittee also handles matters related • The House of Representatives Committee on to housing affordability, rural housing, and Appropriations. government sponsored insurance programs 2–20 2019 ADVOCATES’ GUIDE such as the Federal Housing Administration • Tulsi Gabbard (HI) (FHA) and the National Flood Insurance • Alma Adams (NC) Program, and community development, including Empowerment Zones. • Madeleine Dean (PA) Majority Members (Democrats) • Jesús “Chuy” García (IL) • Maxine Waters (CA), Chair • Sylvia Garcia (TX) • Carolyn B. Maloney* (NY) • Dean Phillips (MN) • Nydia M. Velázquez* (NY) Minority Members (Republicans) • Brad Sherman* (CA) • Patrick McHenry (NC), Ranking • Gregory Meeks (NY) • Peter T. King (NY) • Wm. Lacy Clay* (MO), • Frank D. Lucas (OK) Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Chair • Bill Posey (FL) • David Scott (GA) • Blaine Luetkemeyer* (MO) • Al Green* (TX) • Bill Huizenga* (MI) • Emanuel Cleaver* (MO) • Sean P. Duffy* (WI), • Ed Perlmutter (CO) Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Ranking • Jim A. Himes (CT) • Steve Stivers (OH) • Bill Foster (IL) • Ann Wagner (MO) • Joyce Beatty* (OH) • Andy Barr (KY) • Denny Heck* (WA) • Scott Tipton* (CO) • Juan Vargas* (CA) • Roger Williams (TX) • Josh Gottheimer (NJ) • French Hill (AR) • Vicente Gonzalez* (TX) • Tom Emmer (MN) • Al Lawson* (FL) • Lee M. Zeldin* (NY) • Michael San Nicolas (GU) • Barry Loudermilk (GA) • Rashida Tlaib* (MI) • Alexander X. Mooney (WV) • Katie Porter (CA) • Warren Davidson (OH) • Cindy Axne* (IA) • Ted Budd (NC) • Sean Casten (IL) • David Kustoff* (TN) • Ayanna Pressley (MA) • Trey Hollingsworth (IN) • Ben McAdams (UT) • Anthony Gonzalez* (OH) • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) • John Rose* (TN) • Jennifer Wexton (VA) • Bryan Steil* (WI) • Stephen F. Lynch (MA) • Lance Gooden* (TX) • Denver Riggleman (VA) * Those who sit on key housing subcommittees are marked with an asterisk. NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION 2–21 • Lois Frankel (FL) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS • Cheri Bustos (IL) See http://appropriations.house.gov • Bonnie Watson Coleman* (NJ) The House Committee on Appropriations • Brenda Lawrence* (MI) is responsible for determining the amount • Norma Torres* (CA) of funding made available to all authorized programs each year. • Charlie Crist (FL) The Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, • Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ) and Urban Development and Related Agencies • Ed Case (HI) (THUD) determines the amount of government revenues dedicated to HUD, among other agencies. Minority Members (Republicans) • Kay Granger (TX), Majority Members (Democrats) Ranking Member • Nita Lowey (NY), Chair • Harold Rogers (KY) • Marcy Kaptur (OH) • Robert Aderholt (AL) • Peter Visclosky (IN) • Michael Simpson (ID) • José Serrano (NY) • John Carter (TX) • Rosa DeLauro (CT) • Ken Calvert (CA) • David Price* (NC), • Tom Cole (OK) Transportation-HUD Subcommittee Chair • Mario Diaz-Balart* (FL), • Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Transportation-HUD Subcommittee Ranking • Sanford Bishop (GA) Member • Barbara Lee (CA) • Tom Graves (GA) • Betty McCollum (MN) • Steve Womack* (AR) • Tim Ryan (OH) • Jeff Fortenberry (NE) • C. Ruppersberger (MD) • Charles Fleischmann (TN) • Debbie Wasserman Shultz (FL) • Jamie Herrera Beutler (WA) • Henry Cuellar (TX) • David Joyce (OH) • Chellie Pingree (ME) • Andy Harris (MD) • Mike Quigley* (IL) • Martha Roby (AL) • Derek Kilmer (WA) • Mark Amodei (NV) • Matt Cartwright (PA) • Chris Stewart (UT) • Grace Meng (NY) • Stephen Palazzo (MS) • Mark Pocan (WI) • Dan Newhouse (WA) • Katherine Clark* (MA) • John Moolenaar (MI) • Pete Aguilar* (CA) • John Rutherford* (FL) • William Hurd* (TX) * Those who sit on key housing subcommittees are marked with an asterisk 2–22 2019 ADVOCATES’ GUIDE • Devin Nunes (CA) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND • Vern Buchanan (FL) MEANS • Adrian Smith (NE) See http://waysandmeans.house.gov • Kenny Marchant (TX) The Committee on Ways and Means is the • Tom Reed (NY) chief tax writing committee in the House of Representatives. • Mike Kelly (PA) • George Holding (NC) Majority Members (Democrats) • Richard Neal (MA) • Jason Smith (MO) • John Lewis (GA) • Tom Rice (SC) • Lloyd Doggett (TX) • David Schweikert (AZ) • Mike Thompson (CA) • Jackie Walorski (IN) • John Larson (CT) • Darin LaHood (IL) • Earl Blumenauer (OR) • Brad Wenstrup (OH) • Ron Kind (WI) SENATE COMMITTEE ON • Bill Pascrell (NJ) BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN • Danny Davis (IL) AFFAIRS See http://banking.senate.gov/public • Linda Sanchez (CA) The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and • Brian Higgins (NY) Urban Affairs oversees legislation, petitions, and • Terri Sewell (AL) other matters relating to financial institutions, • Suzan DelBene (WA) economic policy, housing, transportation, urban development, international trade and finance, • Judy Chu (CA) and securities and investments. • Gwen Moore (WI) The Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, • Dan Kildee (MI) and Community Development oversees urban mass transit systems and general urban affairs • Brendan Boyle (PA) and development issues, and is the primary • Don Beyer (VA) oversight committee for HUD. The subcommittee • Dwight Evans (PA) oversees HUD community development programs, the FHA, the Rural Housing Service, • Brad Schneider (IL) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and all issues • Tom Suozzi (NY) related to public and private housing, senior housing, nursing home construction, and • Jimmy Panetta (CA) indigenous housing issues. • Stephanie Murphy (FL) Majority Members (Republicans) • Jimmy Gomez (CA) • Michael Crapo (ID), Chair • Steven Horsford (NV) • Richard Shelby* (AL) Minority Members (Republicans) • Kevin Brady (TX) * Those who sit on key housing subcommittees are marked with an asterisk. NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION 2–23 • Patrick Toomey (PA) Majority Members (Republicans) • Tim Scott (SC) • Richard Shelby* (AL), Chair • Ben Sasse (NE) • Mitch McConnell (KY) • Tom Cotton* (AR) • Lamar Alexander* (TN) • Mike Rounds* (SD) • Susan Collins* (ME), Subcommittee Chair • David Perdue (GA), Subcommittee Chair • Lisa Murkowski (AK) • Thom Tillis* (NC) • Lindsey Graham* (SC) • John Kennedy (LA) • Roy Blunt* (MO) • Martha McSally* (AZ) • Jerry Moran (KS) • Jerry Moran* (KS) • John Hoeven* (ND) • Kevin Cramer* (ND) • John Boozman* (AR) Minority Members (Democrats) • Shelley Moore Capito* (WV) • Sherrod Brown (OH), Ranking Member • John Kennedy (LA) • Jack Reed* (RI) • Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) • Robert Menendez* (NJ), • Steve Daines* (MT) Subcommittee Ranking Member • Marco Rubio (FL) • Jon Tester (MT) • James Lankford (OK) • Mark R. Warner (VA) Minority Members (Democrats) • Elizabeth Warren* (MA) • Patrick Leahy
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